WRL5 - Week One

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Biarritz Olympique 25 - 22 Waratars

Biarritz Olympique
Manager - Fluxy

01. Fabian Barcella	09. Dimitri Yachvilli
02. Romain Terrain	10. Damian Traille (k)
03. Sylvain Marconnet
04. Jerome Thion	11. Tommy Bowe
05. Erik Lund	12. Marcelo Bosch
06. Magnus Lund	13. Aurelien Rougerie
07. Sam Warburton (c)	14. George North
08. Imanol Harinordoquy	15. Adam Ashley-Cooper

Subs: 16. Campbell Johnstone, 17. Eduard Coeztee, 18. Manuel Carriza, 19. Raphaël Lakafia, 20. Tadzuka Nqwenya, 21. Jerome Peyrelongue, 22. Iain Balshaw

Tries: North, Bowe, Thion
Cons: Traille (2)
Pens: Traille (2)
Drop Goals: -

Waratars
Manager - Inthefastlane

01. Benn Robinson	09. Luke Burgess
02. Tatadu Polota Nau	10. Francois Trinh-Duc
03. Sekope Kefu
04. Dean Mumm	11. Drew Mitchell
05. Paat O'Conner	12. Berrick Barnes (k)
06. Sean O'Brien	13. Rob Horne
07. Phil Waugh (c)	14. Lachie Turner
08. Wycliff Palu	15. Kurtley Beale

Subs: 16 Damien Fitzpatrick, 17 Al Baxter, 18 Kane Douglas, 19 Pat McCutcheon, 20 Josh Holmes, 21 Brackin Karauria-Henry, 22 Soseni Anesi

Tries: Beale (2)
Cons: -
Pens: Barnes (4)
Drop Goals: -

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Crusaders 29 - 23 Toulouse

Crusaders
Manager - Driver

01. Wyatt Crockett	09. Kahn Fotuali'i
02. Matthew Rees	10. Dan Carter (k)
03. Owen Franks
04. Brad Thorn	11. Zac Guildford
05. Sam Whitelock	12. Sonny Bill Williams
06. Adam Thomson	13. Robbie Freaun
07. Richie McCaw (c)	14. Sean Maitland
08. Kieren Read	15. Israel Dagg

Subs: 16.Quinton McDonald 17.Ben Franks 18.Luke Ramano 19.George Whitelock 20.Andrew Ellis 21.Fredéric Michalak 22.Tom Marshall

Tries: Dagg (2), Read, SB Williams
Cons: Carter (3)
Pens: Carter
Drop Goals:

Toulouse
Manager - Steven_Sharks

01. Soane Tonga'uhia	09. Byron Kelleher
02. William Servat	10. David Skrela (k)
03. Nicolas Mas
04. Romain Millo-Chulski	11. Vincent Clerc
05. Jean Boulihou	12. Clement Poitrenaud
06. Thierry Dusatoir (c)	13. Yannick Jauzion
07. Matt Todd	14. Cedric Heymans
08. Louis Picamoles	15. Ben Foden

Subs: 16. Virgil Lacombe, 17. Census Johnston, 18. Yannick Nyanga, 19. Shaun Sowerby, 20. Nicolas Bezy, 21. Jean Marc Doussain, 22. Florain Fritz

Tries: Foden, Clerc
Cons: Skrela (2)
Pens: Skrela (3), Michalak
Drop Goals: -

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Hurricanes 25 - 19 Sharks

Hurricanes
Manager - Bathite

01. Thomas Domingo	09. Piri Weepu (k)
02. Andrew Hore	10. Aaron Cruden (k)
03. Neema Tialata
04. Victor Matfield (c)	11. Hosea Gear
05. Jason Eaton	12. Ma'a Nonu
06. Jerome Kaino	13. Conrad Smith
07. David Pocock	14. Julia Savea
08. Victor Vito	15. Cory Jane

Subs: 16. L.Coles, 17. J.Schwalger, 18. B.Evans, 19. R.So'aliao, 20. T.Keats, 21. B.Barrett, 22. A.Taylor

Tries: Jane, Smith, Kaino
Cons: Weepu (2)
Pens: Weepu
Drop Goals: Cruden

Sharks
Manager - Prop_Lyd

01. Tendai Mtwarira	09. Mike Phillips
02. Bismark Du Plessis	10. Rhys Priestland (k)
03. Jannie Du Plessis
04. Alistair Hargreaves	11. Lwazi Mvovo
05. Steven Sykes	12. Jamie Roberts
06. Willem Alberts	13. Adi Jacobs
07. Keegan Daniel	14. JP Pieterson
08. Toby Faletau	15. Patrick Lambie

Subs: 16. J.Smit 17. E.Van Staden 18. J.Deysel 19. R.Kankowski 20. C.McLeod 21. O.Ndungane 22. S.Terblanche

Tries: Phillips, Priestland, Alberts
Cons: Priestland (2)
Pens: -
Drop Goals: -

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Leicester Tigers 24 - 24 Northampton Saints

Leicester Tigers
Manager - LukeLovesLuka

01. Marcos Ayerza	09. Ben Youngs
02. Stephen Moore	10. Toby Flood (k)
03. Martin Castrogiovanni
04. Louis Deacon	11. Alesana Tuilagi
05. Chris Jack (c)	12. Matt Giteau
06. Tom Croft	13. Manu Tuilagi
07. Heinrich Brussow	14. Sitiveni Sivivatu
08. Thomas Waldrom	15. Geordan Murphy

Subs: 16. George Chuter, 17. Dan Cole, 18. Geoff Parling, 19. Jordan Crane, 20. James Grindal, 21. George Ford, 22. Billy Twelvetrees

Tries: Sivivatu (2)
Cons: Flood
Pens: Flood (4)
Drop Goals: -

Northampton Saints
Manager - Pullthetrings

01. Jean-Baptiste Poux	09. Lee Dickson
02. Dylan Hartley (c)	10. Nick Evans
03. Brian Mujati
04. Courtney Lawes	11. Chris Ashton
05. Patricio Albacete	12. James Downey
06. Tom Wood	13. Jacque Fourie
07. Phil Dowson	14. James O'Conner (k)
08. Sergio Parisse	15. Maxime Medard

Subs: 16. Brett Sharman, 17. Tom Mercey, 18. Christian Day, 19. Calum Clark, 20. Joe Ford, 21. Shane Geraghty, 22. Bruce Reihana

Tries: Ashton, Lawes
Cons: Evans
Pens: Evans (3)
Drop Goals: Evans

Any idea of Fixture yet mate?

Wellington Hurricanes

To play TBC

1	T.Domingo
2	A.Hore
3	N.Tialata
4	V.Matfield (C)
5	J.Eaton
6	J.Kaino
7	D.Pocock
8	V.Vito
9	P.Weepu (K)
10	A.Cruden (K)
11	H.Gear
12	M.Nonu
13	C.Smith
14	J.Savea
15	C.Jane
16	L.Coles
17	J.Schwalger
18	B.Evans
19	R.So'aliao
20	T.Keats
21	B.Barrett
22	A.Taylor

Canterbury Crusaders selection for Toulouse

Crusaders name a 22 with 17 full internationals with 6 players starting in the RWC final for New Zealand with 2 being named on the bench and Carter only missing out through injury. The bench has 4 full internationals to bring on as well.

1.Wyatt Crockett
2.Matt Rees
3.Owen Franks
4.Brad Thorn
5.Sam Whitelock
6.Adam Thomson
7.Richie McCaw
8.Kieron Read

9.Kahn Fotuali'i
10.Dan Carter
11.Zac Guildford
12.Sonny Bill Williams
13.Robbie Freuan
14.Sean Maitland
15.Isreal Dagg

16.Quinton McDonald 17.Ben Franks 18.Luke Ramano 19.George Whitelock 20.Andrew Ellis 21.Fredéric Michalak 22.Tom Marshall

Leicester Tigers:

1. Marcos Ayerza
2. Stephen Moore
3. Martin Castrogiovanni
4. Louis Deacon
5. Chris Jack (c)
6. Tom Croft
7. Heinrich Brussow
8. Thomas Waldrom

09. Ben Youngs
10. Toby Flood (k)
11. Alesana Tuilagi
12. Matt Giteau
13. Manu Tuilagi
14. Sitiveni Sivivatu
15. Geordan Murphy

16. George Chuter
17. Dan Cole
18. Geoff Parling
19. Jordan Crane
20. James Grindal
21. George Ford
22. Billy Twelvetrees

Toulouse

1. Soane Tonga'uhia
2. William Servat
3. Nicolas Mas
4. Roman Millo-Chuski
5. Jean Bouilihou
6. Thierry Dusatoir (c)
7. Matt Todd
8. Louis Picamoles
9. Byron Kellaher
10. David Skrela (k)
11. Vincent Clerc
12. Clement Poitrenaud
13. Yannick Jauzion
14. Cedric Heymans
15. Ben Foden

16. Virgil Lacombe
17. Census Johnston
18. Yannick Nyanga
19. Shaun Sowerby
20. Nicolas Bezy
21. Jean Marc Doussain
22. Florain Fritz

1. Jean-Baptise Poux
2. Dylan Hartley (c)
3. Brian Mujati
4. Courtney Lawes
5. Patricio Albacete
6. Tom Wood
7. Phil Dowson
8. Sergio Parisse

9. Lee Dickson
10. Nick Evans
11. Chris Ashton
12. James Downey
13. Jacques Fourie
14. James O'Conner (k)
15. Maxime Medard

16. Brett Sharman
17. Tom Mercey
18. Christian Day
19. Calum Clark
20. Joe Ford
21. Shane Geraghty
22. Paul Diggin

Sharks

1.Beats
2.BDP
3.JDP
4.A.Hargreaves
5.S.Sykes
6.W.Alberts
7. K.Daniel
8.T.Faletau

9.M.Phillips
10.R.Priestland (k)
11.L.Movovo
12.J.Roberts
13.A.Jacobs
14.J.Pietersen
15.P.Lambie

16. J.Smit 17. E.Van Staden 18. J.Deysel 19. R.Kankowski 20. C.McLeod 21. O.Ndungane 22. S.Terblanche

Wow, Crusaders v Toulouse Week 1, thats going to be a belter!

Easy

1 Benn Robinson
2 Tatadu Polota Nau
3 Sekope Kepu
4 Dean Mumm
5 Paat O'Connor
6 Sean O'Brien
7 Phil Waugh
8 Wycliff Palu
9 Luke Burgess
10 Francois Trinh Duc
11 Drew Mitchell
12 Berrick Barnes
13 Rob Horne
14 Lachie Turner
15 Kurtley Beale

16 Damien Fitzpatrick
17 Al Baxter
18 Kane Douglas
19 Pat McCutcheon
20 Josh Holmes
21 Brackin Karauria-Henry
22 Soseni Anesi

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PREDICTIONS OPEN

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Biarritz 18 - 14 Waratahs
Biarritz's pack win this one at home and some great buys in the backs help to match the 'tahs out wide

Crusaders 22 - 17 Toulouse
Crusaders have too much here and win every battle despite taking a mauling in the front row

Tigers 19 - 17 Saints
The most difficult to predict, but Tigers home advantage counts. Also rate the Giteau/Manu partnership

Biarittz 28 Waratahs 20

T: North (2) ; Beale , O’Brian
C: N/A ; Barnes (2)
P: Traille (5) ; Barnes (2)
D: Yachvilli (1) ; N/A
MOM: Warburton

Hurricanes 19 Sharks 18

T: Jane , Smith , Kaino ; Phillips , Deysel
C: Cruden , Weepu (2) ; Priest land (2)
P: N/A ; Lambie
MOM: Priestland

Tigers 31 Northampton 37

T:M Tuilagi , Sivivatu (2) , Ford ; Medard , O’Connor (2) , Ashton
C: Flood (4) ; James O’Connor (3) , Evans (1)
P:Flood; James O’Connor (3)
MOM: James O’Connor

Crusaders 25 - 22 Toulouse
MOTM - Read
Too much class throughout the 'Saders side in key positions for Toulouse to handle. Very handy front row from the french side win them a lot of ball though.

Leicester Tigers 16 - 17 Northampton
MOTM - O'Connor
A very potent back-three from the Saints wins them go forward ball, followed up by the powerful running of Parrisse and Wood.

Hurricanes 21 - 16 Natal Sharks
MOTM - Jane
Again key signings in key positions as raised the quality of the 'Canes team. However notable signings Roberts and Faletau carried well and kept the fight going against a good 'Canes side.

Biarritz 26-22 Tahs
Pack wins this.

Crusaders 30-28 Toulouse
Front row for the French keeps this close.

Tigers 18-20 Saints
Astute signings wins this.

Biarritz Olympique 25 - 24 Waratars
Motm: Yachvilli


Crusaders 23 - 21 Toulouse
Motm: Read


Hurricanes 28 - 25 Sharks
Motm: Pocock

Biarritz Olympique 21 - 22 Waratars
MOTM: Beale

Crusaders 30 - 25 Toulouse
MOTM: Carter

Hurricanes 20 - 17 Sharks
MOTM: Weepu

Biarittz 20 - 24 Waratahs

Hurricanes 23 - 21 Sharks

Leicester 28 - 25 Northampton

Crusader 27-26 Toulouse
Hurricans 20-18 Sharks
Tigers 26-22 Saints

Time do you call this!

Pull can't of liked you that much lol!

Results

Biarittz 27 Waratahs 23

T:North Bowe (2) ; Beale (2)
C:Traille (3) ; Barnes (2)
P:Traille (2) ; Barnes (3)
MOM: Bowe

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Crusaders 32 Toulouse 23

T:Dagg (2) , Williams , Read ; Foden , Clerc
C: N/A ; Skrela (2)
P:Carter (3) , Michilak (1) ; Skrela (3)
MOM: Read

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Hurricanes 27 Sharks 19

T:Jane , Smith , Kaino ; Phillips , Priestland , Alberts
C: Weepu (3) ; Piestland (2)
P: Weepu
DG: Cruden
MOM: Weepu

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Leicester 26 Northampton 26

T:Sivatu (2) ; Ashton , Lawes
P:Flood (4) ; Evans (3)
C:Flood (2) ; Evans (2)
DG: Evans (1)
MOM: Evans

Cheers Driver, sorry about the delay, left the spreadsheet at work, was going to do it first thing Monday morning

Just checked my scores this morning, all good except you stole a point from the Hurricanes. They scored 27.8 points and it is always rounded up, so should be

Hurricanes 28 - Sharks 19

Every point counts!

Not that its a bad thing, but you have a lot of spare time to work that out

I do the results mate, did them last year, only takes 10s to chuck it into excel

I won't bother rounding up Biarritz scores in the future, will save me some time, cheers

Haha calm down mate, was only a joke.

Lucky i had already done your injuries! ha